Manifold attachment for type-writers.



E. z. LEWIS; MANIFOLD ATTACHMENT FOR TYPE WRITER3.

' APPLICATION FILED DEC. 35. 1916.

1,258,421. I Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

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MANIFOLD ATTACHMENT FOR TYPE WRITERS APPucA' mN HLEDDEC. 1641916.

Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

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APPLICATION FILED DEC. 18, 1916. r

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MANIFOLD ATTACHMENT FOR TYPE WRITERS.

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For typewriters adapted for ri'ialiing iuauilfold copies easily and conmnieutly, without the ll'lSi 'tiou oi? ca rhou Sl'lolls or the jogging or shifting oi. tho-iriaui'lold shoota and carhon shoots to main: the carbon oopioa register, axis roquiroil i u orijliuary n'ie'thod The invoiitiou consists of the rrju'lt lierciua'ftor descrihci'l and more particularly pointed out in lhe appciuiled claiius.

The altaoluhout iiarliicularly intended lo r ma king maui told (fOl'llUSO'll1 011118 printed on a LK-HILlI'lLHHIH shei folijled lengthwise and comprised oil. a durality o'l super 'iosed soc tious, the number oi sections depei'iding upon tho number o'l. carbon copies or duplieaics required. The continuous foidod sheet in the form of the comi'nonly .lmo\vu;la11- Fold. or accordion fold" and the forms are printed SUUL'Q airoly and identically in succossion upon the several iolded sections of the sheet. I

The iin'cntion relatois more particularly lo a typewriter attachrueuiwhich includes and provides a support for lihe carbon sheets or rihhous hy means of which the manifold copies a re made and tho olijeelz of the invention is lo providc such an attachment in which the carbon sheets or rihhons are so arranged and so connected to the-platen of tho tyrawwritor that a continuous folded sheet of the hind described, that is" tosay, a sheet 'lfoldod ill a limrtiirld or accordion-fold may he aulou'iaticall interleaved with the carliiou aheota as lho car-hon sheets are Wound upon the platen in tho operation of the typewriter and will he autmaatioally delivered and diverted from the carbon sheets after the typo'writiug operation finished.

The variousadvantages of m invention "w ll he more clearly pointed out as I'procoed will] my spccificaliou.

la tho d1 airings:

Figure "l is a view ropresi-zntiug in front elevation a typewriter provided with my improved altiu-rluneut.

l ig. is a i'iew reproachting the same in aide elevation.

a sheet of paper folded longitudinally in a tan. or accordion fold and then folded as a wl'lolo upon il'siell in a zigzag fold in a fan'iiliar manner fiilr feeding to tho typewriter.

l ig. l a view re iireaeating in perspectire one of the parts of my impriiwcd atla 1 :hn 1o 11 t.

l ig. 1s a View re n-esenting in detail a to plan View of one end of the attachment.

Fig". (3 is a View representing a, transverse section through Fig. il in a plane indicated by the line 'G-(i thereof. I 1 1g. 7 1s .a. View representlng a section through Fig. 5 111 a l h r I i y hm, i--i or Fig. 0. V

Fig. 8 is a view represe'utlug, on alienlarged scale, a partial section througlrliig. 1 in a plane indicated by tho l1ne88 of Fig. 1..

ig. 9 1s a diagrammatic perspective view representing the manner in which the carbon rihhoiv or carbon papers are arranged and wound about the platen.

Fig. 10 is a diagrammatic sectional view in a plane indicated by lhelinc 10-10 of Fig. 9.

.lieferriiig now to that embodiment of my iirvcutiou. illustrated in the drawings:1l indicates a typewriter which may he oi any usual or familiar construction, but which in the present case is shown a5 av visible writing 'inachino and in particular, a hilouarch machine. 1:2 indicates the paper carriage thereof which is adapted to travel transverse the machine in the manner and for the purpose Well known. As shown, sand paper oar rlage has a rear trame member 13 which 15;

suitably mounted on antifriction elementsloetweeu the top and bottom carriage rails plane indicated the .60 Fig. a view l'tlipl'tfifllltl rig in perspective 11, 1.1, and said rails are supported in place on ovorhangiug brackets 1-l arising from the top 01' the machine :trame near lts rear edge. 15 indicates the usual platoirwlnch has rotativc hearings in the end members of the paper carriage and which may be rotated hy'meaas ot the platen knob 15 which 111 this instance is only one in number and proterably at the right hand end thereof. The

to the level of the printing line of the platen when any one of thekey levers are depressed. As my attachment is mounted entirely upon and, moves with thepaper carriage, it is thought that a further description of the mechanism and operation of the typewriting machine proper will be unnecessary.

20,21 indicate frame members which are adapted to be attached to the paper carriage frame preferably at the endsthereof. Each frame as. shown-is adapted to receive, and provide supporting bearing for associated tubular spools 22', 23- which are arranged to extend radially upwardly and rearwardly I connected together by means of a'rod e10 and from the longitudinal axis of the platen 15. As shown (see Figs. 1, 2 and 4:) 'each frame is made of comparatively thin. sheet metal stamped and formed into the desired shape. As said frames 20, 21. are identical in form with the. exception of being left and right,

that one, the one 20 adapted to be attached to the left hand end of the paper carriage (see Fig; 4') will be described indetail.

The said frame20 comprises a verticallyarranged plate 25by means of which vit is attached to the end and rear members of the paper carriage frame and spaced upright bars 26,- 26, said bars being connected to- .getherat their topcnds by means of a llOIl-' zontal transverse bar or strip 27. 30, 30 and 31, 31 indicate pairs of relatively short and long longitudinally extending top. and, bottom'bars, which project laterally from the uprights v26 toward the opposite frame-20 (21-). 'The ends of said bars 30, 31 are joined together by means of inclined bars 32 which are of narrower width than the bars 30,"31Isoas to form shoulders'32 ,32*?"adjacentpthe'irends for a purpose which will presently appear,jsaid bars being arranged .at anangleapprox'imately 45. Brace bars 33, 33 connect said bars 31, 3.1 and32, 32

intermediate their ends. At the top and bottom of the upright bars 26 are inwardly projecting flanges 34:, 35 which are formed by bending over suitable punched out porf tions of the sheet of metal from which. the

-- frame as a whole is made- Said flanges provide a bearmgsup ort for the associated tubular spool 22 (23 in .the following man n'ert- I The spool 22 (23) is of a length approximating the distance between said flanges 3 1,

3and it is provided at its ends with trun 'n1ons22 (23) which are adapted to engage 18'indicates the usual ribbon in slots 34 35. formed in the free ends of said flanges.

ing devices for said trunnions. Each device comprises a threaded shank 36 which is arranged to project through an upright bar 36, 36 indicate adjustable bear- 37 punched out of the flanges 34, 35, and an eye 36" which is adapted for engagement with said trunnions. A thumb nut 38 is pro-- vided on each adjustable bearing device 36 and a collar 39 is. interposed on the: trunnion 22 between the flange 341- and' the top ,of the associated spool 22 to prevent endwise shifting of the spool. It is apparent that tightening-or loosening the thumb nuts 38 on the'threads of associated shanks 36 the r top and bottom trunnions of the spool may be adjusted laterally and a proper tenslon imposed on a transfer means which will be.

presently described.

The bracket frame 21 fixe'dto the right hand end of the carriage frame is preferably .with its bars 31, 32 between the. 1

of a flat bar 11 which is fixed at its ends to said top bars. The flat bar 11 is provided with a pair of longitudinally extending slots v are connected in a similar manner by means:

41 41 and that part of said bar between said slots is punched o'r displaced rearwardly. The top edge of said fiat bar constitutes a tearing edge for a purpose as will presently appear.

- 50, 51 indicates transfer means which may be made of any suitable material such as carbon paper or inked ribbon, there beingone of such transfer means associated with each frame 20, 21. As shown (see Figsul and 9) said transfer means are in the form of Wide endless belts or loops which pass around the platen 15 together in vertically arranged front and rear laps 50 and 51,

which are diverged from the vertical by he- .lng passed over and aboutthe-inclined bars 32 of the frames 20, 21, so as to-extend in a horizontal plane toward and about the associated upright spools 22,23, in each ofsaid frames. This divergence of eachbelt or loop of transfer means. is made in the familiar manner known as the quarterturn belt and in this case. the shoulders 32 on the, bars" 32 retain. the laps of the loop intheir' proper positions. As will be apparent from an inspectionof Fig. 9 of the drawing, the

frontvertical laps will always travel up-- ward from the platen when the same is rotated in the direction of the arrowsatthe ends thereof and the front horizontahlaps will travel outwardly where'they will then engage the associated spools to be directed horizontally inward in'their travel, makingv the quarter turn about the bars 32 of their associated frames-to be diverged in a quartit l a i.

in its n-e:l'err a;li :l'orm which in adapted for use in connection "with in lll'llill'tlftltl attachnient. it in pi'eilcrah 'loldiir-d the lcnn'th ol' the sheet to world i hrce plies or nupcrposed ma'tioun 55, :36

57, the outermost coo tions 5? being folded to extend in oppign site directions; as in a flat ed letter til. For eom'cniencc, l aloo find It :nlvisahle'to fold the Fan-toldcd strip lI-IfillirsYQlfSEljf of its length, haci and forth upon itscillf so that it may he easily ted l'u'itwocn the transter n'ieanu in a manner to he dcscril'aed, without tho lialjiility oi crimping; of the lateral edges oil. the "folded strip, which would occu]: it itn'cre fed from a reel into and between the iransfor means. Upon the supci posed faces 55 56, 57, of each section of the strip will be printed (prc'feml'ily in a.

tow the headings and iiliroetions, etc, saiil headin s and directions, etc, :tppearing in sum; We lotion tiln'oughout the length oi. tl e strip.

lln feeding or threading tho strip into or hetwecn the transfer means and about the platen, it in first passed over the bar ll-0 connecting the two l't'iianico S20, 21 together ti the rear, with the printed surtncc' ot'said strip :tucing toward the rear or away from the operator, after which it is dircctcd' downwardly toward the vertically traveling laps oi? the traliisler means, with the section 55 ton-ard the oymrator. The intermediate section is thus located between the rear verticnl laps of the transfer means with the sec ticu in tront'oi the front vertical lap of the transfer worms and the section STto the rear of the rearlnost la) of the transfer means. .llhcturning hull) of the'platen is turned to rotate the platen to feed the various laps; of the ti'zms'lfcr means no he'forc dcscrihed. said transfer moons carrying with it the Various sections of the manifold strip about the platont lo the preliminary insertion feed of the ijmini'fold strip into and tlmiugh the attaclnncnt, it is fed a sni'licient length heyoinl the platen no that the free end of said length may he threaded through and a short dint-mice hovond the 'slots in the hot it connecting the ili'alncs 20, 21. together at tho front. This brin the printed faces 57 56. Soto-l? the varioi superposed sections toward the front and'in the order mentioned. The order of superponition aln'nlt the platnn of the manilolding sheet and roofer means will he, the sccti on next/to the platen, the "vertical lap 51 of the transfer means associatcd with the frame 521, next tothe intermediate section '56 of the manifold ctrip,

light colored ink) ouch. data as is nccessarv ed headi n then the lap tit) oil the trenniei? met-inn and.

l'innlly the section 5'? of the manifold strip,

which. in adapt-ed to Il-Etltllltt the ori jgitntl intlll'OSSlUl'l tliroin the inked rihhon lil oi tho 1 gtqiicu ri tin nia chi no p toper,

do an enai'nple of the operation. of the athiclnnent in the use oi? making i-vayhills or hilln oi ladingl such nonre used by the rail road coin gmnies 'it is of course kno'uui that on one hill only a lien ilicn'is may appear and on other hills :1 great many items" may appear. ll will describe the manner of making; a hill oil? hiding-r containing a large number oil" items oi articles tliereoi'i.

in the 1:)ropcr heading, the operator will write the proper nnnii and addr iss wlth the various directions. In iten'iizing the articles, should they take up more room than the distancc between on oh successive printed form, tho operative continues to Write the articles ovor the iii-ext successive printed howling and at said headings arc printed in :1 light col cred ink, the inscription mode by the operator will predominate so as to be easily visible even when inscribed directly upon the print "When the SllCOGSSlYG hills are made up, each separate and complete hill is torn from the strip at the tearing edge provided therefor on the bar ell.

lftlic items Written upon the strip do not take up the space between the successive lnaidings thereon, the strip is torn oil as before doscrihed and thus a short bill is had.

It apparent that u long or a short bill may he had as the occasion demands and thus a great naming of time and labor is had over the old Style of hills Where a separate hill oi the proper length has to he inserted into a typowriting machine for each hill made out. I claim aomy invention: 1. In a ty iiewriting machine, a paper our riage including a platen, a transfer nieinhcr su jrpoi'ting frame mounted on said carriage, said Frame having nienibci's which are :11 ranged suhstantinlly parallel with the platen and inenihexs which are singularly arranged relative to said platen, said last men away "from said platen and so that other" parts thereof are positively directed in a ccrtaln manner after passing around the platen, to move in opposite directions, in a plane parallel to the platen, in the turning movement of said platen.

In a typewriting machine, a paper car riao e.including a platen, transfer members supporting frul'ncs mounted on said carriage, said :liij'e'lnen having members which are 211- rnnged' substantially parallel with the platen and ntieinhers which are angularly arranged relntiw to said platen, said last mentioned memhein acting to guide said transfer 111cm hers so that parts thereof are positively dimembers acting to guide said transfer mem- I here so that parts thereof are positively fed about theplaten in superposed relation, and. so that other parts thereof are fed in a plane parallel to the platen in the turning movement of saidplaten. 4. In a typewriting,machine, a paper carriage including a platen, transfer members supporting frames mountedon'said carriage,- said frames having members which are 'arranged substantially parallel with the platen and members which are angularly arranged relative to said platen, said last mentioned members acting to guide said transfer members so that parts thereof are positively directed tomove in superposed relation toward, about.and awa'y from said platen, and so that other parts thereof are positively directed in a certain manner after passing 1 around the platen, to move in opposite directions in a planeparallel to the platen, in the turning movement of said platen.

5. In a typewriting machine, a-paper carriage including a platen, a framework mounted on the carriage and constructed to supporta plurality of endless transfer members, which are adapted for a feeding movement withandabout saidplaten, said frame? work guiding sald transfer members so that parts. thereof move toward and away from the platen in superposed relation, said framework includim means which direct the superposed parts of said transfer members moving away from the platen into a path at right angles to said superposed parts of the transfer members, and for diverting said last mentioned parts in said path, back into a superposed order toward said platen.

6. In a typewriting machine, a paper carriage including a platen, a framework mounted on said carriage and constructed to support and guide a pluralityof transfer members adapted for a feeding movement with and about said platen, said framework including upwardly and outwardly inclined bars, which divert said transfer members from the movement toward and away from said platen into a path parallel with said platen. l p

7. In a typewritmg machine, a paper can riage including a platen, a framework I inseam mounted on said carriage and constructed to support and guide a plurality oftransfer members Iadaptedfor a feeding movement with and about said platen, said framework including bars which diverge upwardly from the mlddle of the paper carriage and direct parts of sald-transfer members about saldplaten in superposed relation and direct the other parts thereof into a path at right angles to said superposed parts and also direct said last mentioned parts at right angles to thei superposed parts, back into said superposed relation.

8, In a typewriting machine, a paper carriage. includlng a platen, a .framework mounted on sald carriageand constructed to support and guide a plurality of transfer members adapted for a feedlng movement with'and about said platemsaid framework includingbars which diverge upwardly from the middle ofthe paper carriage and which I direct parts of said transfer members in a superposed relation toward andabout the platen and which divert said superposed parts moving away from the platen, out-- wardly' and into a path parallel with -the platen, and means on said framework for agani directing said transfer member parts 'moving in apath parallel with'theiplaten back, inwardly toward each other andto ward said diverging bars which again direct saidtransfer member partsback in super posed relation into a path moving toward said platen. v j

9. In a typewriting machine, a paper car,-

riage including a platen, frame "members,

one fixed to each end of the paper'carriage and having parts which-overlap each other near the middle of the platen, said frame members being constructed to support transfer members adapted for a feeding move-' ment with the platen, said frame members including meanswhich direct,parts' of the transfer members toward and away from the platen in superposed relation and which divert said transfer member parts moving away from the platen outwardly into a path parallel with theplaten, means on said frames for directing said last mentioned parts'ofthe transfer members inwardly to-- ward each other, said lastrmentioned means.

being arranged radially with'respectto the platen, said frame members including parts for directing said last mentionedtransfer member parts, back into .a path moving toward the platen in superposed relation.

10. In a typewriting machine, a paper carriage including a platen, a framework mounted on said carriage and constructed to support-and guide a plurality of transfer members adapted for a feeding movement withand about said platen, said framework including bars which diverge upwardly from ,themiddl'e of the paper carriage and which direct partsof said transfer members in a superposei'l .relatirai towz'ird and about the platen and which divert said snperposcii parts moving: away from the platen, outwardly and into a path parallel with the platen, means on said framework for again directing aaid tranel'er n'lember parts moving in a path parallel with the platen. ba ":l

imvardly toward each other and toward said diverging bars which again direct said translier i'neinliier pal-ta baclriin superposed relation into a path moving toward said platen,

and means on said frame llmll'lbQl'Srll 'Ol upaway from the platen outwardly intoa path parallel with the platen, rotary members journaled in the outer ends of said frame 7 members for directing the last mcntirmed parts of aaid transier members inwardly toward each other, said frame lllilllbfllfflllk eluding parts for directing the said lact' mentioned trans-fer nficmber vparts back into a path moi-inn tmvard; the platen in supeny posed relation.

12:11] a trpewriling machine, a paper carriage including a platen, frame members, one fixed to each end of? the, paper carriage and havii'ig parts which overlap each other near the middle of the platen, eaid frame members being constructed to support trans- :lcr member-e ada n'ed for a feeding move ment with the platen. said frame members including means which direct parts of the transfer members toward and away from the platen iii cuper jioecd relation and Whicl'r divert said transfer members parts moving away from the iilai'en outwardly into a path parallel with the platen, cylinders oi: ap-

iroxiiinately the same diameter as that of the platen, journaled in the outer ends of said frame members, which direct the last mentioned parts oi said transfer IllQ'll'llllQl'S inwardly toward each other, said frame men hers including parts for directing said last mentioned parts of eaid transfer members a back into a path moving toward theplaten and in superposed relation.

In a typewriting machine, a paper carriage inclruling a platen, frame members, one fixed to each end oi the paper carriage,

said frame .i'nembers overlapping each other near the middle of the platen, each frame comprising upright posts, top and bottom bars and inclined bare connecting said top,

, a cylinder associatcd with each frame, and means on each franie'proriding a bearing support for the associated or] i n der.

a nd hotton bars.

14.. In a typewritiug machine, a paper carriage including, a platen, frame lncniibel's,

one fixed to each end of the paper carriage,

said frame members overlapping each other near the middle of the platen, each frah'ie comprising upright posts, top and bottom bars and, inclined bars connecting said top and bottom bars,,and top and bottom flanges between said top and bottom bars, and a i'lllltltl assoi'riated with each frame and journaled at its ends in said top and bottom :llanges.

15. In a liypewriting machine, a paper V ('i'irriagc including a'platen, frame members, 7

one lined to earhcnd of the paper carriage, said frame members; overlapping each other near the middle of the platen, each frame comprising upright posts, top and bottom bare and inclined bars connecting said top and bottom he 's, and

associated with each frame, and adjustable bearing sleeves on said flanges in which said r i'lindcr is journaled.

16. In a typewriting machine, a paper comprising a plate constructed to be affixed lo the end of the paper carriage, a pair of upright, spaced posts, top and bottom bars arranged in pairs, tl1c pair ottop bars being; ehortcr than the pair of bottom bars, inclined bars connecting the top and bottom bars together, said inclined bars being; constructed to novidc shoulders"; near said top and bottom bars, a cylinder associated with each frame, and means on each frame providing bearings for said cylinder.

17. In a typewriting machine, a paper carriage including a platen, frame members, one fixed to each end of the paper carriage, said frainc members overlapping each other near the middle of the 1: laten-,each frame comprising aplate constri'icl'cd to be allixed to the end 0d? the paper carriage, a pair of upright, .a iiaced poets, top and bottom bars top and bottom flanges between said. top andbottom bars, a cydmder armnged in pairs, the pair of topbars being 7 V shorter thanflhepair of bottom bars, in chncd bars connecting the top and bottom (bars together, said inclined bars being com ctrncted to provide shoulders near said top and bottom bars, brace bars connecting the bottom bars and inclined bars together, a cylinder associated with each frame, each i *ainc including top and, bottom flanges, and lineans associated with said flanges providin g adjustable bearings for said c lindeiu '18. In a typcwriting machine, a paper carriage including a platen, frame members,

one fixed to each end of the paper carriage,

said frames overlapping each other at their bottom ends near the middle of the platen,

each frame comprislngmpright posts, top

and, bottom bars, and inclined bars connect ing said top and bottom bars, -a vertically disposed cylinder journaled in eachwi'ra'me,

and a horizontal bar having a tearing edge connecting the, top' bars on the front of the frame members-together.. 19.111 a typ ewriting machine, a paper carriage includlng a platen, frame members fixed to the ends of thepaper carriage and overlapping each other-near themiddle'of the platen, said vfran'ies comprising upright posts arranged in pairs, top and bottom bars arranged in pairs, and inclined bars connecting the bars of each pair of top and bottom 'bars together, a 'brace bar connecting the front top bars ofthe said frames together, said brace bar having 'a tearing edge and two slots therein, and an upright cylinder journaledin each frame near said posts.

.20. A frame adapted to be attached to the paper carriage of a typewriter, said frame comprislng a plate, upright spaced posts,

top and as my invention I afiix mysignature in the presence of two witnesses, this 16th day of October A. D. 1916.7

EDVARD ZUVER LEWIS. Witnesses:

v T. H. ALFREDS,

KARL M. DoLL.

bottom, horizontally arranged, spaced bars, the said top bars being shorter 

